Commodities Strategy Correlations

RYMEX Fund  USD 29.33  0.38  1.28%   
The current 90-days correlation between Commodities Strategy and Basic Materials Fund is 0.34 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Commodities Strategy is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Commodities Strategy Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Commodities Strategy Fund and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Commodities Strategy Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Commodities Mutual Fund

  0.67RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.67RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.67RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.67RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.67RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.67RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr

Moving against Commodities Mutual Fund

  0.49RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.49RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.49RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.49RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.46RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.43RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.41RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.49RYCDX Rydex Inverse Nasdaq Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.46RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.43RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.41RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.41RYCAX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.41RYCPX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.41RYCIX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.4RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.31RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Commodities Mutual Fund performing well and Commodities Strategy Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Commodities Strategy's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
RYBCX  0.79 (0.03)(0.05) 0.08  0.90 
 1.73 
 4.88 
RYBAX  0.79 (0.03)(0.05) 0.09  0.90 
 1.71 
 4.87 
RYBKX  1.12  0.07  0.16  0.16  0.80 
 2.58 
 12.77 
RYBMX  0.79 (0.03)(0.05) 0.09  0.90 
 1.71 
 4.88 
RYBHX  0.84 (0.03) 0.00  0.10  0.98 
 1.84 
 6.10 
RYBIX  0.79 (0.03)(0.05) 0.09  0.90 
 1.72 
 4.89 
RYBOX  0.79 (0.19) 0.00 (0.10) 0.00 
 1.41 
 6.21 
RYABX  0.73 (0.10) 0.00  0.41  0.00 
 1.55 
 5.15 
RYACX  0.77  0.03  0.00  0.09  0.00 
 2.43 
 5.90 
RYALX  0.77  0.04  0.00  0.08  0.00 
 2.45 
 5.90